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Information: From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
"Normative ethics involves arriving at moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct. In a
sense, it is a search for an ideal litmus test of proper behavior. The Golden Rule is a classic examp
Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and the Smart Aleck Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and the Smart Aleck: Ted Honderich on how freedom and determinism are really related, with special attention to Richard Double's views. (Normative) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/ted6.htm
Peace Love Kindness Peace Love Kindness: Summaries of readings, personal experiences, book suggestions, and essays dedicated to ending human suffering. (Normative) http://members.cox.net/rmatlin2/
Living High and Letting Die, by Peter Unger Living High and Letting Die, by Peter Unger: A radical "liberationist" account of ethics that argues that our ordinary intuitions about the moral status of charitable giving (and refraining from charitable giving), are radically wrong. An online book (with two chapters omitted). (Normative) http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/faculty/unger/lhld/
Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness: Ted Honderich on only consequences making actions right (consequentialism), and the selfishness of agent-relative moralities (non-consequentialisms). (Normative) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/ted9.htm
The Golden Rule: Objections The Golden Rule: Objections: Summarises some objections to the Golden Rule. (Normative) http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/golden.rule.html
Equality and Egalitarianism - What It is Not, Fortunately Equality and Egalitarianism - What It is Not, Fortunately: Ted Honderich on the misunderstandings and deceptions surrounding egalitarianism. (Normative) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/whatequalityisnot.htm
Consequentialism Consequentialism: The view that normative properties depend only on consequences; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong. (Normative) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/
Equality and Egalitarianism - What It Really Comes To Equality and Egalitarianism - What It Really Comes To: Ted Honderich's political philosophy on the true basis of the tradition of egalitarianism - The Principle of Equality. (Normative) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/whatequalityis.htm
Principles of Normative Ethics Principles of Normative Ethics: Overview of normative ethical principles and theories. (Normative) http://www.stedwards.edu/ursery/norm.htm
Violence Begets Violence Violence Begets Violence: A theory of ethics based on enlightened self-interest. (Normative) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/1582